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. 2010 Jun 1;10:10. doi: 10.1186/1472-698X-10-10

Table 5.

Factors affecting the change in second choice1 of poor (≤ 2 USD/day) mothers' care-seeking behavior (n = 392)

Variables Crude Odds Ratio 95%CI p-value Adjusted Odds Ratio2 95%CI p-value
Had symptoms of respiratory disease 2.77 [1.43-5.35] 0.003** 2.51 [1.28-4.90] 0.007**
Visiting health post first 2.24 [1.35-3.70] 0.002** 2.11 [1.26-3.53] 0.005**
Experiencing child death in the past 2.07 [1.17-3.64] 0.012* 2.05 [1.15-3.68] 0.016*
Participation in health education in the past 1.22 [0.71-1.94] 0.532
Child stunting 1.17 [0.74-2.02] 0.436
Living in rural area 1.06 [0.64-1.75] 0.824
Mother's years of school education 0.81 [0.56-2.11] 0.809

1Changed care-seeking behavior: from self-medication or home care to visit a health facility, from a health post to a public health center or private clinic, or from a public health center to a private clinic as a second care-seeking behavior.

2Multiple logistic regression. Adjusted for having symptoms of respiratory disease, visiting health post first, and experiencing child death in the past.

*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01